Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, développé par GameBrains et édité par THQ, est sorti le 20 septembre 2000 sur Game Boy Color. Ce jeu de genre Hack 'n' slash / Beat 'em up place le joueur dans la peau de Buffy afin de lutter contre les vampires pour sauver l'humanité, du moins autour de Sunnydale. On y progresse à coups de poing et de pied à travers huit niveaux en défilement latéral, en repoussant les vampires pour les embrocher au moment opportun, tandis que des intermèdes au style bande dessinée exposent le récit comme un épisode de la série sur portable.
Concernant l'accueil critique, GamingTrend a indiqué discerner environ 15 à 20 heures de jeu, tout en confessant probablement doubler ce temps en raison de nombreuses reprises des niveaux à cause des combats. TotalGames.net a pour sa part salué un jeu dont les graphismes haute résolution, les niveaux vastes et les énigmes imaginées raviront, selon ce média, les possesseurs de Xbox. Des joueurs sur Metacritic ont également exprimé leur avis : l'un a considéré une note de 8 comme équitable pour 2025, évoquant des graphismes assez corrects pour un ancien jeu Xbox, tandis qu'un autre a décrit une excellente jouabilité et beaucoup de plaisir, rappelant la série télévisée et recommandant le titre.
Médias
Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« I'd say there are about 15-20 hours of play here, but I'd probably double that just for me as I kept replaying so many of the boards due to the fights I got in (and that next to last mission that I so vehemently despise). »
« A game whose high-resolution graphics, expansive levels and creatively devised puzzles will delight Xbox owners everywhere. »
« It's just plain awesome to kick the head of a zombie and watch it thrash away on the floor. [Oct 2002, p.88] »
« Buffy is exceptionally well balanced and designed. The control is nicely responsive, it looks absolutely fabulous, and there's a tremendous amount of gameplay variety. [Sept 2002, p.84] »
« Buffy fans can breathe a huge sigh of relief. Not only is the game great, but with Buffy still hotter than a witch's tit in a brass bra, you can bet a sequel is imminent. [Sept 2002, p.67] »
« You don't have to be a fan of the show to enjoy this action-packed game that, aside from looking really good, is both fun and highly addictive. »
« For gamers who dig various deadly weaponry, Buffy: the Vampire Slayer is packed with a diversity of vampire-icing thingies, most of which have to be handled with care or they can be quite deadly to you as well. »
« Even if you know nothing about Buffy, the TV series, know this about Buffy, the Xbox video game: it's unquestionably the best beat'em-up for the system. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« I think an 8 is pretty fair for 2025. The graphics are pretty decent for an earlier Xbox game especially. There is enough going on and short enough **** to keep you engaged to the end. The level designs are pretty cool and fans of the show will enjoy that. Unfortunately the platforming can be annoying because the jump is quite sensitive and I kept dying because of it. The frame rate on the original Xbox is nice too which helps. »
« Great game play and was a ton of fun. Reminded me a lot of the tv show. Highly recommend. »
« Its not a bad game. Once you get past the how to level. It becomes an ok game. I would say give it a try »
« Played in 2020. I remember renting this game back in the day and I remembered it being fun so I added it to my collection. This game exceeded my expectations. The core action gameplay is excellent and (nearly) everything about it has aged gracefully. My playthrough took 8 hours so its a little short but that's not necessarily a bad thing as the game never overstays its welcome. I would give this a 10 out of 10 however late in the game there are some very annoying sections where you can fall into bottomless pits tp your death and you are required to restart the level from the beginning. However this did not prevent me from finishing the game. Recommended. »
« I missed Buffy. Every day, I watched the series on DVD and one of my favorite Buffy episodes was the pilot episode "Welcome to the Hellmouth." Reminds me of the good ol' days of the WB network. The XBOX version of the same name as the TV show or movie is incredible. Even though I don't have an XBOX for a long time, but it's like a hack and slash game where Buffy kicks, stakes, and slays demon after demon. It's one of the best TV adapted video games of all time. »
